The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-07
NOT A BREACH OF PRIVILEGE,
End of the Debate i'm the HOnSe
of Commons.
Heroic Behavior of the COnspirators
Against the Gar
The Partisan Mob Of Wednesd Nisht-Great Loss
10 an 0peratic Manager James Grant.
the Novelist. Dead


servative, resuming the debate in the
House of Commons this evening. on Mr..
Gladstone's motion To appoint commit
tee tn inquire into the Times charges
against Mr.. Dillon suggested amid deri-
sive Parnellite laughter. that royal
commission be appointed tO inquire into
all of the charges against the Parnellites.
He said he made the suggestion ON his
own responsibility. He asked the Irish
members on this day. above all others.
the anniversary of the Phoenix Park
murder. not to throw any obstacle in the
way of an impartial inquiry.
Sir Henry Jones regretted that respon-
sible speakers among theIiberals had as
serted that the administration of Justice
in England was So defective that il was
improbable that a fair trial could he OBJ
tanned ON the ISSUES involved in this con-
troversy. He asked what single instance
could be- given tO prove this scandalous
assertion. He defied Sir Charles Russell
To- point out a single case i'm support of
such a statement. If English commit
teemen Were Just why not iurymen in a
law court: If the PROPOSAL of the opposi-
ton should he carried out it would
imply that a member of the House who
had been attacked in a newspaper need
only come before the House. pronounce
the statement false. and demand that the
publisher b' convicted of a breach of
privilege. III the members of the House
L...I Al.
courts of law were open To- assist them to
vindcate their character and punish the
libelOus offender fCheers.
AN IRISH REMoSSTRANCE.
Mr.. Healy said that every possible
question seemed worthy of inquiry by
the House except a question effecting the
character of its members. The Parnell-
ties did not care pinch of snuff whether
they got this inquiry or not but if the
Government majority refused this in
will he placed on the level with that of
an Indian thug. The ParnelIites chal-
lenged the Tories to combat at once
ON this question. They would stand
on no technical preferences, but would
meet any char iS,es brought against them.
From the decision of the majority of the
House the Parnellite would appeal to
the people outside and to other nations.
The Irish people never sent them there
To beg favors but To demand their right
In spite of all obstacles they would in
time obtain their rights. [CheersI
MAJOR SAUNDERSoN AGAIN.
Major Saunderson said he did not
wonder that Mr.. Gladstone tried To
whitewash his Irish friends who were
now to supply his policy. Why, he
asked. should the House appoint a com
mittee to inquire into charges sustained
by such proofs as the Times offered: He
challenged Mr.. Dillon To- disprove the
Times evidence.
Mr.. Dillon-.'I have offered to enter
into the charges fully before a commit
tee. l shall no longer exchange the
lie with members of the House over
them" Cheers.
Mr.. SaundersOn said that a committee
limited i'm the way Mr.. Gladstone pro-
Nbuiti tiilN eIt-ati Will ONE ffltTHt-
and its decision would be practically
worthless upon general accusations. The
only way to obtain full inquiry was a
trial in open court. embracing all the
charges. Hear. hear.
Mr.. Henry Howler. member for East
Wolverham. and a Liberal. said that he
must decline to believe that English ju-
rors were infallible. especially when a
political question was involved. He re-
minded the House. aS typical instance,
of the gross injustice done Lord Coch-
rane- Was a special jury drawn from
London traders. he asked. better quail
fied To- deal with the question that a COM
mittee selected from members of
parliament: The ParnelliteS did not de-
sire To limit the inquiry. He had a tele-
gram from Mr.. ParnclI stating that he
was quite willing to stand an inquiry 50
as to include the forged letter published
in the Times. Cheers.
SIR EDWARD CLARK'S MOTION CARRIED.
Mr.. Gladstones motion was rejected
by vote of 81 To 2:':i. and Sir Edward
Clark'S motion that the House declined
10 treat the Times publication a. a
breach of privilege was agreed To.